Many know Rush for their over the top progressive music with Geddy Lee on Bass with his crazy bass fills and high voice as well as his synth playing skills and of course Alex Lifeson with his awesome guitar tone and phrasing in many unusual scales as well as …

The musician David Guetta is one of my favourite EDM Disc Jockeys. Even though he’s been around from the early 2000s, I only took notice of him when I really got into Electronic Dance Music in 2010 or 2011. He’s become one of my favourites because I find his mixes …

For some reason, I feel like I shouldn’t like the band Cracker—¦ but I do anyway. I suppose it’s what the band calls “Cracker Soul” that moves me. It’s that intangible there is in music that is added by pure feeling. Cracker songs are simple; easy chord progressions repeated …

Just is a song by Radiohead which appears on their second album, The Bends. The track opens up briefly with an acoustic guitar pattern which continues playing despite a lead guitar part coming in over it which creates an interesting sound. I must say that I wished Radiohead would …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Stand Up For Love
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Matthew Rolston
“Stand Up For Love” is the fifth and final music video and single from Destiny’s Child’s fourth and final album called “Destiny Fulfilled”, it follows their past singles and music videos from the album which are: “Lose …

Eric Clapton is a person that I admire for his musical abilities such as song writing, singing and instrument playing. Eric Clapton has produced so many albums over the years, and he has played in a number of bands such as The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The …

I am a very huge fan of bands like Nightwish, Within Temptation and other Symphonic Metal bands, and I am warming up to another band called Delain. What started my interest in Delain was this song called “The Gathering”. As a huge Nightwish fan, I was introduced to it …

A great album that gave Rush its 80s style, sound and looks was the release of Moving Pictures. This album features a more radio friendly format with Hits such as Tom Sawyer co written by Max Webster. It originated from a soundcheck jam when Geddy Lee was messing around …

I got the Fender Frontman 10G with a “starter pack” from Guitar Center, which also included a Stratocaster and etc accessories. As suggested, I was pretty new to the guitar and didn’t really need anything massive to practice with. I found no problem entirely using the small 10w amp …

The self-titled debut album, Harry and the Potters, sounds as if it was recorded by a couple of high school guys with guitars sitting around in their living room–which, of course, it actually was. Ironically, that’s what makes this CD so great, particularly for fans of Harry Potter.
Harry and …

When the movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks came out in cinemas, it was closely followed by a CD which features remakes of quite a few songs and a few originals. One of my favourites from this CD is called “How We Roll.”
This song starts off and keeps a dancey …

After Van Halen Split up David Lee Roth still pulled off an excellent solo career wih an ep like Crazy From the Heat and the 1986 release of Eat’Em and Smile. One of the tracks that most people are familiar with is the song Yankee Rose which is a …

When I was younger and had a little more interest in R&B anmd rap music, the rapper Ludacris used to be one of my favourite rappers. However, these days even though I am not as interested in those two genres of music as I used to be, along with …

ray Charles as a fantastic musician of his time and today. the movie Ray is an excellent portayal of the life of Ray Charles, as well as a fantastic entertaining movie. In the movie ray charles is played by actor jamie Fox, who not only does an excellent job …

should’ve said no by Taylor Swift is a beautiful song about how this guy cheated on his girl friend and he now realizes he should’ve said no. It just shows how we are all human and at times we do things spur of the moment with out thinking who …

This is The Who’s fourth album, Tommy, a 1969 double album, (a single album on cd) a concept album or “rock opera” about a deaf dumb and blind kid, the album tells the story of Tommy, Tommy’s father is an airforce pilot who goes missing in WWI before he …

Where is the love is a suprisingly good song from Black Eyed Peas. In saying this I am not implying that I am suprised that Black Eyed Peas can produce a song of decent standard, I am sure they are a group of highly talented individuals, I am merely …

I stumbled upon this amazing album recently. About 3 months ago I was just searching youtube and came across, You Only Get What You Give. That was their biggest hit and is an amazing song. The band was short lived due to Gregg Alexander not liking the high life, …

The last time anyone had heard of the Hieroglyphics crew together on one album was way back with their debut “3rd Eye Vision”. The album presented more or less Jazzy Hip Hop beats by the infamous JayBiz, and was chock full of intelligent and witty lyrics. “3rd Eye Vision” …

In 1998, a lone musician was featured on the soundtrack for the movie “Good Will Hunting”. Several songs were featured by this artist in the movie, including the ending theme, “Miss Misery”. That artist was Elliott Smith.
Elliott was known for his depression and drug abuse, and that melancholy reflected …

The Black Crowes released the studio album,”Lions,” in 2001.The CD received mixed commercial success due in part to singles like “Lickin’” and “Soul-Singing”.I found the album to combine elements of Southern Rock, Gospel, Blues, and Folk influence.The album succeeds in using all of these elements for a solid listening …

Something I Can Never Have is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their debut record, Pretty Hate Machine. Something I Can Never Have opens up with a pretty eerie atmosphere, as with many of the songs that Nine Inch Nails has done, with Reznor playing multiple …

Sometimes I search for inspiration from a song because I really do think that music has the ability to inspire and makes us feel better.
I am separated from my sons mum and therefore I don’t see him everyday and it’s not easy, but I heard this song recently and …

Sami Yusuf is a great nasheed singer. He is one of the best worldwide. When I listen to the songs of his first album Al Muallim (Supplication) I got so carried away with it. He sings so beautifully and the deep sincerity in his voice has a soothing effect …

Long time listeners of Godsmack beware! Godsmack has released an acoustic album.
The tranquility of the album from beginning to end is not to be surpassed. From the opening track, “Running Blind”, Godsmack delivers a powerful punch delivered in a soothing form.
“Re-Align” continues this near-perfection album with a …

Rascal Flatts is a country band that my sister turned me on to. The first cd of thieirs that I ever purchased was the album entitled “Melt”. This albuim was originally released in October 2002, and I bought it at walmart in the beginning of 2003 for $21.99. …

Disintegration/Free Money is a song by Slayer which appears on their record Undisputed Attitude. Like the rest of this record, this song is a cover of a punk band known as Verbal Abuse. To be fair, I didn’t really like this record very much and didn’t think Slayer did …

I first heard about the group “A Perfect Circle” in my final years of high school. At that time I didn’t consider them as my favorite band, or even one of my favorites. However, I did love the few songs I heard from them which as the time …

Ciara ft. Petey Pablo
“Goodies”
Goodies
LaFace Records
Director: Benny Boom
Newcomer R&B female singer Ciara blows it up with her first single and music video, “Goodies”, an interesting combination of crunk and R&B. The song refers to virginity and female empowerment. The female refuses to be an object as a complex beat booms …

It’s a weird title, but The Only Other Broadway CD You’ll Ever Need is really the name of this CD, which features a variety of Broadway standout numbers from a slew of performers.
The liner jacket covers each song, the play it’s from, and the performers, so it gives the …

Sam Ash Music Store
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 855-9581
If you like to play guitars, then chances are you are going to love Sam Ashe. The store is filled to the brim with musical instruments, mostly guitars. For me, the best part abotu sam Ashe is that all of the guitars are …

Put a girl in it by Brooks and Dunn is a very good song about how you can do anything but put a girl in it and that makes everything worth it. It’s like she makes all the difference to any situation because a guy needs a girl and …

Muse is one of my favorite bands. Their lyrics are awesome, the guitar playing is just divine, and the drums are amazing. But this time around, I lost a ton of respect for them when they allowed Supermassive Black Hole on the Twilight soundtrack. I mean, sure, they opened …

I’m Already There is a song by Lonestar. It reminds me of the many times when my husband was out on the road working in Washington DC with a crew that remodeled BP gas stations. He would call on Wednesday nights to talk to the kids and tell …

Overview - Mezmerize, System of a Down’s first half of the double album Mezmerize/Hypnotize, is an album written primarily by Daron Malakian who played an extremely prominent role in the album, most notably on vocals, something most fans didn’t like at all. Mezmerize is a difficult record to summarize …

I have heard from the radio that Leona Lewis is a winner of a show in Europe, I think in United Kingdom. If I am not mistaked, she won that ‘X-Factor’ show. After making that hit song ‘Bleeding Love’, I think the song ‘Here I Am’ as another great …

When I first started playing the drums about one year ago, I acquired a pair of Pro-Mark Millennium II sticks. These are size 5A, which is perfect for my playing style (drum kit - mostly alternative, rock and contemporary Christian music). Tagged “The Natural,” this pair of sticks is …

Released in November 2012, “Music From Another Dimension!” is Aerosmith’s 15th studio album and the first since their last album released back in 2004 titled “Honkin’ On Bobo”. This latest album features 15 brand new songs and is full of great material that I think will be …

Hold Back is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Dirty Work. Dirty Work starts off with a pounding drum rhythm along with a guitar riff which isn’t quite as loud in the mix, but as it’s nothing all that special this isn’t a big …

The Crystal Ship is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song starts off with Morrison singing a few words before the rest of the band joins in with him. His vocal tone on this track is extremely melodic and has that very …

The Josh Groban Awake Live DVD is awesome. It was the taped, but edited, performance of Groban’s Salt Lake City concert. Apparently, he’d performed there on his first tour and wanted to return and tape this live performance. The only reason I pointed out the edited …

This is Ashes Divide’s debut album released in 2008 produced by Danny Lohner and Billy Howerdel. Ashes Divide was originally going to be Billy Howerdel’s side project outside of A Perfect Circle, originally he wasn’t going to be the vocalist, he decided to step up and do vocals as …

I never really fancy or like listening to any chinese music because many of them sounded too draggy and are very similar to the modern english music.
But this guy made me change my mind about it. He can play 7 or more musical instruments from traditional chinese ones to …

When I heard this song, I thought it was a joke. I knew that Pink and her husband Carey Hart were getting a divorce. So when I saw him in the video, I was really shocked. But apparently, the break-up was such that Hart and …

Here we have another one of those bands i just don’t get with another album that is so far severely over rated. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead have been indie rock darlings for a fair while now and have stood out from the …

I never got into Tupac. I actually find him to be pretty overrated and I was more of a Biggie fan myself. I haven’t heard much of his stuff, but overall it failed to impress me.
The exception to that rule is a track called “California …

“Caution: If you are a soulless men sincere, you are obliged to listen to this soundtrack ” .. (sorry, just kidding). Almost the entire film shows the 300 scene which is very hard and cruel. So also with the music there is in this soundtrack. At the beginning of …

“Not the Half Has Been Told” CD by Monica McCoy is one music album that uplifts my soul and spirit. The selections are filled with blessings! Each time I’d hear this music album it made me think that singing songs for Jesus is a worshipping experience. It is not …

Black Label Society released their studio album,”Mafia,” in 2005.The album propelled the band to superstar status.Zakk Wylde had already received stardom while performing with legendary singer Ozzy Osbourne.However, Black label Society was Zakk’s own music, and songwriting.When Mafia was released it solidified the guitarist/singers own artistic endeavors.Black Label Society …

The Album believe by Justin Bieber was the turning point in his career. This album was intended to show the singer leaving his childhood, sweet school romance styled music behind, and into a life of a teen/adult. Though many people were unsure this would work, I have to Personally …